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least
[leest]
adjective
smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.; slightest.
He gave the least amount of money of anyone.
lowest in consideration, position, or importance.
noun
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
South Midland U.S.the youngest in a family or group.
adverb
to the smallest extent, amount, or degree.
That's the least important question of all. He talks least.
least
/ ː /
determiner
the superlative of little
you have the least talent of anyone
( as pronoun; functioning as sing )
least isn't necessarily worst
if nothing else
you should at least try
at the least
at the minimum
at the least you should earn a hundred pounds
(usually used with a negative) in the slightest degree; at all
I don't mind in the least
adverb
superlative of little
they travel the least of all
adjective
of very little importance or rank
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of least1
Idioms and Phrases
at least, Also at the least.
at the lowest estimate or figure.
The repairs will cost at least $100.
at any rate; in any case.
You didn't get a good grade, but at least you passed the course.
not in the least, not in the smallest degree; not at all.
I am not in the least concerned about the outcome of the World Series.
Example Sentences
If anything, the downturn, at least in terms of employment at the studios, has continued.
At least one covers his face with a mask as they walk into the property and begin looking around.
There were at least a dozen men in fatigues, according to Medina and videos reviewed by The Times.
“I feel like out of my whole family, I’m the least afraid of the stuff that’s happening,” she said.
That doesn’t mean, however, that there’s no opportunity to pressure at least some Republicans into heeding their base’s distrust of AI technology and the people behind it.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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